Data available through: June 8, 2001 Data are monthly unless otherwise noted Dec00 Jan01 Feb01 Mar01 Apr01 May01 Payroll Level Change +31.1k +0.7k -23.5k +29.7k +25.2k +9.9k Unemployment Rate 6.8% 6.9% 6.9% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0% Average Weekly Earnings NA +0.2% UNCH +0.3% Help-wanted Index 181 177 171 168 168 164 CPI (unadjusted) +0.1% -0.3% +0.4% +0.3% +0.7% excl Food and Energy UNCH -0.2% +0.5% +0.1% +0.4% Industrial Product Price -0.9% -0.2% +0.6% +0.5% +0.2% Raw Materials Price Index -7.1% +0.9% +1.9% -2.0% +0.1% Composite Leading Index -0.2% -0.2% UNCH -0.2% UNCH Retail Sales +1.0% +0.5% -0.3% +0.3% excl autos +1.3% -0.3% +0.9% UNCH Wholesale Trade +0.9% +1.0% -1.8% +1.7% Wholesale Inventories +1.1% +0.5% +0.2% -0.3% Mfg Shipments -2.2% +0.3% -3.9% +1.7% Mfg Inventories -1.7% +0.2% +0.7% UNCH Mfg Unfilled Orders -1.1% -3.9% +3.0% -1.6% Capacity Util. (qtrly) 85.4% Motor Vehicle Sales +2.4% -0.1% -4.2% +0.5% Building permits +2.3% +21.5% -9.1% -11.5% +4.8% Residential -4.2% +22.0% -0.9% -13.5% -4.8% Nonresidential +10.4% +20.9% -17.9% -8.8% +16.6% Intl Trade (bln) +C$5.8 +C$6.7 +C$5.8 +C$6.2 Exports +3.7% -0.1% -4.3% +2.3% Imports -0.4% -2.8% -2.5% +1.7% Intl Sec Transactions (bl-C$20.8 +C$3.8 -C$0.3 +C$6.6 GDP at factor cost +0.2% +0.2% -0.1% +0.1% Qtrly Real GDP annualized +1.6% +2.5%